March 3, 2014

Kevin Gourlay

The Importance of corroborative lay evidence

Reasons today from Justice Baird in Glesby v. MacMillan, 2014 BCSC 334, taking a 28-year-old art teacher plaintiff to task for being untruthful. The plaintiff’s credibility issues seem to have stemmed from multiple sources.  She claimed debilitating pain and yet she saw her GP on many occasions without mentioning it.  Her…

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March 2, 2014

Kevin Gourlay

Invisible injuries and the prejudice against chronic pain sufferers

Plaintiffs with “invisible injuries” are almost always faced with Chief Justice McEachern’s comments from over 30 years ago in Price v. Kostryba, 1982 CanLII 36 (BC SC).  There, the learned judge stated that courts “should be exceedingly careful when there is little or no objective evidence of continuing injury and…

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February 21, 2014

J. Scott Stanley

Ugly Ties Change Lives…Province-wide March 10 to 14, 2014

Help SCI BC Change Lives March 10 to 14, 2104 Swap that ugly Christmas sweater for your ugliest tie(s) and join us in helping Spinal Cord Injury BC support people living with spinal cord injuries and related disabilities by participating in the 3rd annual Ugly Tie Campaign. We meet many…

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December 4, 2013

J. Scott Stanley

Spinal Cord Injury BC’s Peer Family Support Program: A new relationship that supports our clients

Murphy Battista LLP prides itself on an approach focused on total client care for every person that comes through our doors. Our call to action, “Get your life back” is the core of our philosophy. As such, we have made it a point to support organizations that provide unique and…

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November 21, 2013

Murphy Battista

Autonomic Dysfunctions following Spinal Cord Injury: 2nd International Symposium

Murphy Battista LLP is proud to be a sponsor for the 2nd International Symposium on Autonomic Dysfunctions following Spinal Cord Injury being held Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at ICORD’s Blusson Spinal Cord Centre Lecture Hall. For those of you who don’t know, ICORD (International Collaboration On Repair Discoveries) is an…

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November 6, 2013

Murphy Battista

You’re Invited: BC Brain Injury Association 2013 Gala is November 14, 2013

Murphy Battisa is proud to be a sponsor for the BC Brain Injury Association (BCBIA)  2013 Cocktail Fundraiser Gala. The BCBIA organizes this event annually to raise funds for resources and support for people living with brain injuries. This year the Gala will take place on Thursday, November 14, 2013…

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June 12, 2013

Brandon Souza

Murphy Battista LLP is Proud to be a Principal Sponsor in the Okanagan Conference on Brain Injury

Murphy Battista LLP is proud to be one of the Principal Sponsors of the “Pushor Mitchell Okanagan Conference on Brain Injury.” The conference is a leading educational venue for professionals, family caregivers and people living with acquired brain injury. For over two decades the conference has successfully provided an interactive…

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June 6, 2013

Murphy Battista

Murphy Battista LLP is Proud to be a Sponsor in the Ongoing Development of Aphasia Treatment

Murphy Battista LLP is proud to be one of the sponsors of Providence Health Care’s upcoming conference “Aphasia Treatment: Implementing Best Practices in the Clinical Setting”. The conference aims to review new and emerging aphasia treatment approaches with a focus on facilitating oral expressive skills. In particular, the theoretical background,…

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